Expectation management by a887dcd7a in c/bean@lemmy.world
[-] a887dcd7a@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

I'm 100 % with you on that. Health comes above all else.

But his mate, who is also running the business, could just leave a message of absence or so. With the pre-course this would honestly be enough - at least for me.

Dev Update by a887dcd7a in c/bean@lemmy.world
[-] a887dcd7a@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Lets keep it short and relatable: welcome back.

The basics: bugging out vs bugging in by a887dcd7a in c/preppers@lemmy.world
[-] a887dcd7a@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Hi,

much appreciated post!

Some thoughts:

  • If you really need to formalize and write down every plan in a binder should be open to discussion.
  • Threats and threat level differ from land to land and region to region. Prepping in the states is totally different from being prepared in the EU and elsewhere.
  • Like you said: not all risks are equally probable. The ideas of risk management (likelihood, harm, cost of avoidance, cost of arrival) could be applied to identify your personal risks.
  • A good addendum would be the mode of transportation. Not everyone has a car..

In my opinion preemptively leaving your place when e.g. trains are still going would be preferred over strolling the wild in a big evacuation movement.

Best wishes

Chirurgischer Eingriff, besser im privaten Klinik oder im staatlichen Maximalversorger? by a887dcd7a in c/fragfeddit@feddit.de
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[Question] Gas mask (for smoke) (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by a887dcd7a@lemmy.world to c/preppers@lemmy.world
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With all these fires going around and the potential of house fires a quick question about gas masks.

Is the RD40 40mm thread EN-148-1 the same as the STANAG 4155 Nato thread?

Would a draeger rd 40 filter fit a MP5 Gas mask ? Or a military nbc filter fit a draeger x-plore-6300?

Edit: Just want to know if the civilian and mil spec threading is identical.

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[Discussion][EU] Short- and longterm plans (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by a887dcd7a@lemmy.world to c/preppers@lemmy.world
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Hi,

sitting in a bigger City in the center of Europe I realised, that I have the short term problem covered, but no real plan for long term inconveniences.

To be clear, in my opinion this is tailored to the EU as the USA has a vaster landscape, and a different infrastructure in regards to power and food delivery. The point is, that almost all European countries can be traversed in one day, so in case of regional events help and relief could be there faster.

Bug in

I have in accordance with the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance goods to stay self sufficient for about a week, maybe more. Because of a hiking and camping hobby, I have everything to deal with colder weather. So, I have some gear and skills which can be put to use.

Bug out

Hopefully seeing the signs early enough, I plan to leave town when everyone goes mad. I plan to head towards family and friends, which have houses and are situated more rural. I have one bag packed which would help me to make the way by bike or by foot. But actually I hope to have a car until then, or that the trains are still going. Anyhow: I would make my way out with a dedicated place to go and would stay there until I can come back.

But what If there is nothing to come back, too? I mean, if something is fundamentally changing the world or my country as it is? Would it be okay to stay with said friends and family and to build up a community that watches after each other?

I have certainly no clue but with this densely populated European countries the many times dreamed up living in the backcountry is no real option -- simply because there is not enough backcountry to provide for all the people.

What is your take?

This is why we shouldn't just go off-grid without skills and preps by a887dcd7a in c/prepper@lemm.ee
[-] a887dcd7a@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

One article said they had food from the grocery store and lots of survival literature. The way the bodies were found hinted towards some sort of poising.

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[Discussion] [EU] Cheat Sheets for BOB (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by a887dcd7a@lemmy.world to c/preppers@lemmy.world
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I am about to print and laminate DIN A6 cheat sheets that go into my BOB.

What would you add to the essentials (in Germany/Europe)?

E.g.

  • Maps of ROIs
  • Basics for landnav
  • Fire setups (warmth vs cooking, which wood)
  • Radio frequencies (and their usage)
Three found dead in Rockies after trying to live 'off the grid' by a887dcd7a in c/preppers@lemmy.world
[-] a887dcd7a@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Inspired by this story: should we do a post covering the essentials? Like explaining terms (BOB, INCH, bail out, bug in, ...) and talk about basic concepts (have a place to bail out to, grayman considerations, etc).?,

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EU/NASA wildfire overwatch (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by a887dcd7a@lemmy.world to c/preppers@lemmy.world
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Due to current affairs

Is there a feature request list? by a887dcd7a in c/memmy@lemmy.ml
[-] a887dcd7a@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You might want to take a look at the place the development takes place github.com/Memmy-App/memmy . They use the platform to also procure a list of issues they discuss an work along.

Be aware: anybody could suppose a Feature using that issue board. If this is too technical, the readme supposes to engage with the devs in this community or via discord.

Hey devs, what is your plan for financing the app? by a887dcd7a in c/memmy@lemmy.ml
[-] a887dcd7a@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I am more than willing to also invest in „just their time fun projects“ if that keeps the motivation high.

Besides: they might need to include other APIs $$$ have future or hidden costs for hosting or want to pay for media (logos) or licenses and whatnot. Or simply afford actual testing devices instead of simulators…

Long story short I would embrace paying for the App, be it one-time or recurring.

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macOS build (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by a887dcd7a@lemmy.world to c/memmy@lemmy.ml
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Hi my super productive overlords (no joke, u all got my utmost respect),

thanks for the latest updates of memmy. The new sidebar sits well with memmy, and you can see, that the UI gets more polished.

I had the iOS version installed on my mac from the getgo.. I was just curious what catalyst does to the App. The recent updates made it even more useable — by accident I suppose.

Do you have the long-term goal of making a apple multiplatform App targeting iOS/iPadOS/macOS ?

Also the App did not update via AppStore. Had to uninstall and reinstall it?

I mean otherwise there are upcoming options like leomard I could settle with, but I really love the way memmy looks, feels and behaves.

Best wishes

German company Rheinmetall to manufacture armoured vehicles in Ukraine by a887dcd7a in c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz
[-] a887dcd7a@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Looked up if Germany donated the Fuchs APCs. They did not, but took the chance to help Denmark to get rid of 54 x M113s ... 🙄

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Edit community info button and leave mod team pretty close (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by a887dcd7a@lemmy.world to c/lemmy_support@lemmy.ml
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Hi, I did not fall for it, yet, but the "edit" (community info button) and the links "leave mod team" are pretty close to each other.

Best wishes, a9987dcd7a

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Rules (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by a887dcd7a@lemmy.world to c/preppers@lemmy.world
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Be polite and be excellent to each other.

Beyond that follow lemmy.worlds rules.

( We might adjust our rules, as we go along :-)

German company Rheinmetall to manufacture armoured vehicles in Ukraine by a887dcd7a in c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz
[-] a887dcd7a@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I mean we did not hear much about the fuchs in particular, but APC are used in all shapes and forms. The Fuchs might still be cheaper/easier to manufacture than something on Boxer or Lynx platform.

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Check your sources (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by a887dcd7a@lemmy.world to c/preppers@lemmy.world
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A quick reminder to check your sources of information, and a big disclaimer for an incoming rant

A friend of mine just came along with a youtube video talking 2023 power management in Germany and the video was far beyond conspiracy and resonated too heavily.

A key competency should be to check sources for relevance by questioning the presentation style:

  • Wording preset to inflict fear and insecurity
  • Wording preset to stimulate a conflict (we against the others)
  • Author profits, e.g. by promoting his store/hardware
  • Author evades naming further sources
  • Author use portions of statistic / single sources to "proof" his point

If all that checks, oh boy. Maybe the source is not as independent, philanthropic or enlightened as you thought it would be. Especially the point with the sources is something I come along in many discussions lately...

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Shout out (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by a887dcd7a@lemmy.world to c/memmy@lemmy.ml
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Really just a humble and honest shout out for the pace the development takes place at.

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Emergency kits -- regional information (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by a887dcd7a@lemmy.world to c/preppers@lemmy.world
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Do you know of any regional sources/information on useful emergency kits?

I now for Germany there is a leaflet distributed by the BBK (Government) and I just found out about https://www.ready.gov/kit in different languages for the USA.

Any further sources/countries to add?

What should I put on the screen? by a887dcd7a in c/ergomechkeyboards@lemmy.world
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[Updated] Offline data and reading material - 07.2023 (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by a887dcd7a@lemmy.world to c/preppers@lemmy.world
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As suggested at a previous post it might be good to have some offline data stowed away.

May it be in form of a prepared mobile device, a pen drive or a hard disk. Some even suggest Raspberry Pi setups, which make it easy to serve/share data in a hotspot WiFi — aiming more at TEOTWAWKI situations.

One thing is for sure: having a (encrypted) pen drive with essential proof (IDs, licenses certificates, etc.) should be the bare minimum. As pointed out below you want to considered long-term storage like an M-DISC or swap the drive on a regular basis. You also need to update your outdated files, so you might want to do this in one step.

The topic and different approaches were often discussed at reddit and I'll try to give an overview and animate people to also post good digital reading materials and sources.

Wikipedia

We already mentioned the offline wikipedia with KiWix and ZIM-archived, browsable data:

Maps

You might also want to store map data with

Coming from https://www.reddit.com/r/preppers/comments/oxbna2/prepper_hard_drive/ someone posted the http://survivorlibrary.com as good starting point, and an article shtfblog.com discusses a bug out library on SD/USB drives.

I will edit this post when I find the other sources in my archives and would be glad to incorporate your suggestions.

Edit

I have been skimming through several sub reddits like /r/preppers in search for a collection I once saw. However, you could also use Google and search for yourself.

Many of the sources are unchecked for quality. ⚠️ Some resources have an American touch and might address gun smithing, general warfare, military SOPs and field manuals as well as civilian sheltering and or resistance stuff.... because of, well.. it's an important thingy oversees. Sieving through these collections is an absolute must.

Collections

Medical Books

Will there be an iOS app for Lemmy? by a887dcd7a in c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world
[-] a887dcd7a@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

There are two candidates called mlem and memmy, which are currently available through TestFlight .

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What to expect from this community? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by a887dcd7a@lemmy.world to c/preppers@lemmy.world
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Hi,

I've been around at several reddit counterparts of this community and always loved to interact with the more rational people and nerd around about gear, goodies, gadgets and techniques.

Are you (mod) already spreading the word, that there is this community around? This community looks a little bit "abandoned", already 🫢.

Best wishes, a887

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